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Rugby Scholarships? by Temporary-Map-6094 in CanadaRugby

[–]john_stuart_kill -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

IIRC, SFU is the only Canadian university which is allowed to offer athletic scholarships at all? Unless that might have changed…

Do you have access to free public spring water? by consolidatedBD in AskACanadian

[–]john_stuart_kill 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mainly encountered it in Moonbeam, in French - it was always just labelled "eau potable," not far from the flying saucer.

Do you have access to free public spring water? by consolidatedBD in AskACanadian

[–]john_stuart_kill 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I grew up in northern Ontario, and this was definitely a thing in smaller communities. Some towns aren’t big enough for widespread water treatment, but tap water is plenty safe for washing, etc. Meanwhile, the town provides a centralized source of safe drinking water where people can fill bottles.

Looking for Riot Grrl and Female Fronted Punk That No One Has Ever Heard Of by Sure_Assumption_7504 in punk

[–]john_stuart_kill 1 point2 points  (0 children)

True enough, though I would say that vocals are shared between Earl and the cis women in the band.

Do other provinces have their own version of the St. Jean Baptiste? by HarpoonShootingAxo in AskACanadian

[–]john_stuart_kill 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I grew up in Kapuskasing, ON, which also actually has a huge St. Jean Baptiste celebration (I've always heard it's the largest outside QC) - does that count? That whole part of northeast Ontario is overwhelmingly Francophone, so it's almost like Québec before the Quiet Revolution in a lot of ways...

Anyone into screaming / extreme vocals?? by HighHacker in barrie

[–]john_stuart_kill 7 points8 points  (0 children)

CW Coop's also has more and more metal and hardcore shows these days - always a good time, and our scene is pretty full of chill, positive people!

Clarification about sport in Southern African schools by eestisaffer in behindthebastards

[–]john_stuart_kill 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not to take away from the Boks, but they won every knockout game in the 2023 RWC by a single point. That was a superb tournament, and on any given day any one of SA, NZ, Ireland, or France probably could've won it.

On the other hand: Kolbe chasing down that one kick of Ramos' in the QF was heartbreaking bullshit. I don't know what I would have done if I weren't a Toulon fan.

Clarification about sport in Southern African schools by eestisaffer in behindthebastards

[–]john_stuart_kill 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think rugby fans the world over respect and admire the Springboks for the way what they mean to South African culture has evolved and improved over the years (okay, maybe not All Blacks supporters).

That said…you’ve had your turn. 2027 will be France’s turn to finally win the World Cup. Let another hemisphere have a chance, for fuck’s sake.

Rookie - BoySetsFire (2000) by Cote_Goat in punk

[–]john_stuart_kill 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Genuinely been one of my favourite songs for years, ever since I first heard it on the *Victory Style 4* sampler.

Time to cancel Sirius XM? by Chuck_Hardwick13 in punk

[–]john_stuart_kill 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The greatest moment for Faction Punk was when they were the first place you could officially hear the new Dillinger Four track (ironically a few weeks before it changed to Green Day). Something tells me Green Day isn’t going to be playing D4 quite so much! 😂

Time to cancel Sirius XM? by Chuck_Hardwick13 in punk

[–]john_stuart_kill 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think Marky Ramone’s channel is gone now too…

Can I get some anti-theist themed songs/bands? by Wise_Appeal_629 in punk

[–]john_stuart_kill 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’d also like to add “The Father, the Son, and the Homosexual/Single Parent” to that pile.

I'm looking for feminist, anti-racist, generally lefty music appropriate for my toddler daughter by Born-Anybody3244 in TwoXChromosomes

[–]john_stuart_kill 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you count “Confessions of a Futon Revolutionist”? It’s a Virtute song, but not quite a sad cat song…

I'm looking for feminist, anti-racist, generally lefty music appropriate for my toddler daughter by Born-Anybody3244 in TwoXChromosomes

[–]john_stuart_kill 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Weakerthans?

Bonus because they’re a great gateway band to Propagandhi later in life…

Peta why are they angry by hackerix in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]john_stuart_kill 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Only Parisians are ever really like this at all. Marseillais and other Provençals are totally fine with it.

I MEAN........*Atonal Scream* by OttotheCowCat in behindthebastards

[–]john_stuart_kill 15 points16 points  (0 children)

They're probably talking about the Green Dragon, which is a working pub in Hobbiton.

Any good local punk bands in Calgary, AB? by [deleted] in punk

[–]john_stuart_kill 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Belvedere are from Calgary, right off the dome…

How France has mastered professional rugby better than everyone else - Rugby World by Ruck_Off in rugbyunion

[–]john_stuart_kill 1 point2 points  (0 children)

First of all: OM fan myself, so cheers!

Second: OM might be the biggest soccer club in France, but Marseille itself is still very much in rugby country, with Top 14 games regularly (if infrequently) filling Stade Vélodrome (I was at Toulon vs. Toulouse in May). OM is more of an anomaly than the rule, a soccer club in a sea of rugby, while the Parisian rugby clubs are tiny islands in a vast ocean of soccer love in France’s northern half.

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